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Stanford University 2025 Best Colleges Ranking Media Kit

College Factual has released it’s Best Colleges Rankings for 2025 and Stanford University has received a top ranking. You can read more about this year’s release or keep reading for details on how Stanford fared in this year’s report.

This page was created to give you an overview of how Stanford fared in College Factual’s Best Colleges Rankings.

2025 Ranking Overview

Nationwide Ranking

Stanford placed #10 out of 2,152 schools analyzed in the 2025 Best Colleges Ranking. This scores it among the best 10 of higher education institutions in the nation for students!

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California Ranking

Stanford has been ranked #1 out of 161 in College Factual’s Best Colleges Ranking. This makes it the #1 school in the nation for students in the state of California! See the Best Colleges in California ranking

This media kit features highlighted rankings from the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree Rankings

Bachelor’s Degree Rankings

Rankings by Major

In addition to the top overall ranking, Stanford has been ranked for quality bachelor’s degree programs:

Ranking Name	Rank	Out Of	Percentile
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	16	609	97.4%
Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	18	597	97.0%
Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	11	344	96.8%
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	34	816	95.8%
Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	15	320	95.3%
Best Other Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1	18	94.4%
Best Human Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1	13	92.3%
Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	6	460	98.7%
Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	7	272	97.4%
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	10	318	96.9%
Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	13	384	96.6%
Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	12	345	96.5%
Best English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	39	471	91.7%
Best Cognitive Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	2	27	92.6%
Best International Relations & National Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools	6	134	95.5%
Best Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools	27	573	95.3%
Best Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	3	44	93.2%
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	47	883	94.7%
Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	38	481	92.1%
Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	16	155	89.7%
Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	8	64	87.5%
Best Science, Technology & Society Bachelor’s Degree Schools	3	14	78.6%
Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	1	78	98.7%
Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	1	39	97.4%
Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	2	53	96.2%
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	3	82	96.3%
Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	2	30	93.3%
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	3	46	93.5%
Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	4	62	93.6%
Best International Relations & National Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	1	18	94.4%
Best International Relations & National Security Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	1	13	92.3%
Best Cognitive Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	1	9	88.9%
Best Cognitive Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	1	9	88.9%
Best Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	1	8	87.5%
Best Human Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	1	6	83.3%
Best Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	1	6	83.3%
Best Other Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	1	5	80.0%
Best Other Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	1	4	75.0%
Best Human Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	1	4	75.0%
Best Science, Technology & Society Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	1	3	66.7%
Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	2	55	96.4%
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	7	89	92.1%
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	2	45	95.6%
Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	2	41	95.1%
Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	2	39	94.9%
Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	2	35	94.3%
Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	3	69	95.7%
Best Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	3	59	94.9%
Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	2	27	92.6%
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	2	27	92.6%
Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	3	47	93.6%
Best English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	7	66	89.4%
Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	4	31	87.1%
Best Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	5	71	93.0%
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	6	47	87.2%
Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	2	16	87.5%
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	8	89	91.0%
Best English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	6	39	84.6%
Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	2	12	83.3%
Best Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	5	46	89.1%
Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	2	11	81.8%
Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	7	64	89.1%
Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	2	10	80.0%
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	7	53	86.8%
Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	6	42	85.7%

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